Weekend Blog Watch

Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only blog you need to read every day, some people just can’t get enough. Here are some highlights of other food blogs.Burger Beast is fast becoming my favorite food blog, especially after this post on the Mc Gangbang.Along with great blogging and some great…

Reviewing the Chains: Angry Chicken Sandwich From Burger King

The advertisements for the “Angry” line of sandwiches at Burger King is foreboding. Filled with huge flaming letters and steam lines, they seem to promise punishment to anyone foolish enough to try one. I was feeling up to the challenge, so I pulled in the drive-through and ordered the Angry…

Upcoming Boozing/Dining Events

The looks like as good a weekend as any to enjoy a little bit of booze. Check out these alcohol, er… enhanced events. • The fall season is fast approaching, which means Halloween, Thanksgiving, and, more importantly, pumpkins. And the folks over at Shipyard are keen on that — they’re…

The Meatist Gets Funky With Aged Beef

Have you ever had one of those moments when you look in your fridge and see that beauty of a steak that you bought a few days ago and forgot about, and it looks a little… funny? And you think, “Well, maybe it will smell all right,” but you know…

Burger?! of the Week: Big Bear’s Bistro Burger

A serving suggestion for our Beer of the Week, Big Bear’s Witness: In June, we named Big Bear’s bistro burger the best piece of ground meat between two buns in South Florida. Why? Well, you can read about it here, but essentially, it’s a perfect combination of great ingredients and…

Beer of the Week: Big Bear Brewing Co.’s Witness

Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it’s all about the love of the brew. If you…

Ron Duprat’s Top Chef Recap Episode Two

OK, after our encore Ron Duprat recap of Top Chef Las Vegas episode one, it’s time to move on to episode two. Maybe we’ll see some more of Ron’s jolly ways this time around? I’ll settle for some more of him cooking. Now on with the show…

Ron Duprat’s Top Chef Recap Episode One

Episode two of the new Top Chef Las Vegas premiered last night, which means we’ve seen Hollywood Beach Marriott Executive Chef Ron Duprat twice now on the program. Each week, we’re going to recap what happened to the Haitian native Duprat on the show — and maybe point out some…

I’m Eating What?! Rajgira Ladoo

This week, it looks like I’ll be eating balls of birdseed. A clear package sits on my desk. The label says Best Quality Bansi manufactured these Rajgira Ladoo. So far, exactly two words on the package make sense to me. The next five words, Les Balles de Rajgira Douces, don’t…

Pho Real: Basilic Vietnamese Grill in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea

I took a trip to the beach last night and sank into some Pho at Basilic, a Vietnamese restaurant that took over Tedesco’s old spot on Commercial Blvd. The tiny bistro serves a mean bowl of the stuff, fragrant with anise and ginger and loaded with strips of thinly sliced…

Stealing From the Restaurant: Tuna Burger with Teriyaki Aioli

When John Montagu, First Lord of the Admiralty and avowed Satanist (!), asked his valet to slap a hunk of meat between two slices of bread in 1762, the Fourth Earl of Sandwich could hardly have known that almost 250 years later a restaurant in Boca Raton would nestle a…

Flavor Palm Beach Debuts Next Week

Flavor Palm Beach, the county’s month-long answer to Dine Out Fort Lauderdale and Miami Spice, will begin next Tuesday and run through the end of September. The premise is the same as its contemporaries: dine out at participating locations throughout the month and receive a three-course meal for $30. Three-course…

Dish Deconstructed: Roasted Jalapeno and Cheddar Burger

Pictured: Cheddar and roasted jalapeno burger with rosemary garlic home fries. Burger: Fresh ground round. Salt and pepper crusted. Grilled medium rare. Melted aged Vermont white cheddar.Bun: Whole wheat kaiser, grill toasted on the cut side.Toppings: Whole jalapenos, grilled, skinned, and seeded. Chopped fine. Campari tomatoes, sliced. Mayonnaise.Fries: Red potatoes,…

The Dutch Pot Overfloweth

I’ve been really digging me some Jamaican food lately, so it’s a good thing that South Florida houses so many islander restaurants. Two weeks ago, I mentioned Kelsie’s Place on Sunrise as a great place to get fast, cheap Jamaican classics. But I recently visited the Dutch Pot on 441…

Cheap Wine That Doesn’t Suck: South America’s Mighty Malbec

Every wine-producing region has its iconic wine. The Napa Valley has Cabernet Sauvignon; France, Bordeaux; Italy, Chianti; Spain, Rioja; Australia, Shiraz; Chile, Carménère. And Argentina has malbec.   Like its South American cousin, malbec is one of the “noble grapes” of Bordeaux (along with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Petit…

Doggie Bag: This Week in Charlie

Another interesting week on the blog. Up for a second helping? Here’s the highlights you might have missed.Don’t let those veggies rot away in your fridge – turn them into quiche. If a gun is fired at a Coral Springs bar, and only a blog commenter hears it, does it…

Slow Food USA’s Time For Lunch Campaign Holds Labor Day Eat Ins

Back in July, School Food Policy published an article on its blog about the dire condition of school lunches in America thanks to the School Nutrition Association and it’s annual dog and pony extravaganza, the Las Vegas Food Show. Writer Deborah Lehmanns slogged through the show, where school lunch organizers…

Weekend Blog Watch

Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you really need to read daily, some people just can’t get enough. Here are some highlights of other food blogs.It’s hard to call The Amateur Gastronomer anything but a professional. Well, maybe she’s not getting paid for the blog, but with…